Jill Hennessy (politician)
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Jill Hennessy is an Australia
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
since 13 February 2010, representing the seat of Altona
.
A former candidate for preselection for the federal seats of Holt
and Isaacs
, Hennessy is a former State President of the Victorian Labor Party. When state minister and Altona
MLA Lynne Kosky
resigned early in 2010, Hennessy was a candidate for Labor preselection, and won endorsement as a Socialist Left faction candidate with support from the right-wing Labor Unity group over challenger Luba Grigorovitch. She was elected to the seat in the by-election
, but Labor suffered a large swing to the Liberal Party
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
since 13 February 2010, representing the seat of Altona
Electoral district of Altona
The Electoral district of Altona is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly more commonly called the Lower House. It is located in Melbourne's western suburbs in traditional working class territory.-Boundaries:...
.
A former candidate for preselection for the federal seats of Holt
Division of Holt
The Division of Holt is anAustralian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and is named for Harold Holt, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1966-67. It is located in...
and Isaacs
Division of Isaacs
The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay...
, Hennessy is a former State President of the Victorian Labor Party. When state minister and Altona
Electoral district of Altona
The Electoral district of Altona is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly more commonly called the Lower House. It is located in Melbourne's western suburbs in traditional working class territory.-Boundaries:...
MLA Lynne Kosky
Lynne Kosky
Lynne Janice Kosky is a former Australian politician and senior minister in the Parliament of Victoria. She represented the electoral district of Altona in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party from 1996 to 2010...
resigned early in 2010, Hennessy was a candidate for Labor preselection, and won endorsement as a Socialist Left faction candidate with support from the right-wing Labor Unity group over challenger Luba Grigorovitch. She was elected to the seat in the by-election
Altona state by-election, 2010
A by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Altona on 13 February 2010, following the sudden resignation of state Transport Minister Lynne Kosky on 18 January, who cited a family member's health as the reason for her decision to leave politics...
, but Labor suffered a large swing to the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
.